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Up next on News 7 at Eleven-
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Putting an end to church fires- George Allen is with the President and
others Governors trying to do just that.
A false mechanics report may have played a part in the Valujet Crash.
Plus look what turned up at Washington Dulles Airport today. It's still on
the loose.
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News 7 is next.

Newsbreak

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Good Evening.
Governor George Allen is meeting with President Clinton and six other
Southern Governors.
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SUPER=03-Washington DC;

Their mission- to put an end to the rash of church fires. The group met at
the White House.
SUPER=03-Dade Co., FL/Last Month;

More news on those canisters in the Valujet Crash. A Miami newspaper
reports two mechanics filed false records saying the canisters had the required
safety caps- when they did not.
If you are a Monkees fan, you're in luck. The group is hitting the road again.
We'll have the story.
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ANCHOR=Jean

Plus Patrick Evans with the forecast.
Join us for News 7 at eleven.

Church-Burning

President Clinton and the Southern Governors say there will be no holding
back in their effort to stop church burnings.
The governors including George Allen say they will present a united attack
to solve the problem.
Ellen Qualls reports from the White House.
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Lindsey

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A key Clinton confidant is named as a co-conspirator in the latest
Whitewater trial-
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but he won't be indicted.
Clinton says he believes Bruce Lindsey did not do anything wrong.
Lindsey claims he's being named so the prosecution can get testimony
admitted.
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((BRUCE LINDSEY/CLINTON SENOR AIDE: THE PROSECUTOR WHO WOULD NAME ME AN
UNINDICTED CO-CONSPIRATOR FOR THE PURPOSE OF ALLOWING NEIL LANLEY WHO IS ONE OF
THEIR WITNESSES TO TESTIFY ABOUT ALLEGED CONVERSATIONS WE HAD.))
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The trial involves contributions to Clinton's campaign for Governor from
two Arkansas bankers.
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F-18-Crash

A military plane crash takes the life of a pilot- practicing for an air
show.
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SUPER=03-Bethalto, IL;

The navy F-A-18 fighter was flying near St. Louis when it crashed.
The jet sheared off trees and power lines before hitting a detached garage
near Bethalto Illionis.
It missed a small brick house.
The pilot from McDonnell Douglas was doing acrobatic moves-
A witness says it appeared the plane stalled before going down.
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The Miami Herald reports paperwork indicated, incorrectly, that the
canisters had the required safety caps before they were loaded into the cargo
hold.
Some speculate the canisters started a fire in the cargo hold that led to
the plane crash.
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Families

They're complaining that victims families get information from the media
instead of from government officialst.
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((RICHARD KESSLER/HUSBAND OF VALUJET VICTIM: WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO NEXT WEEK
WHEN YOUR WIFE, YOUR DAUGHTER, YOUR PARENTS GO DOWN IN THAT AIRPLANE CRASH. ARE
WE GONNA BE HERE DOING THE SAME DAMN THING.))
SUPER=01-Richard Kessler/Husband of Valujet Victim;
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OUT Q=same damn thing."
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Kessler says most people handling famlies were getting on the job training.
He says the only agency equipped to handle the needs of families in
distress is the Red Cross.

Cattle

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About 53 cattle are dead after a mix-up at a ranch in Botetourt County.
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No one at the ranch realized the animals were apparently dropped off and
held in a pen.
It's unknown how long they were there.
Botetourt County Animal Control officials say they died from excessive heat
and a lack of water.
It happened at the Braeman ranch near Daleville.
The ranch belongs to the Woodhill Corporation which is in turn owned by T-D
Steel.
But the cattle are said to belong to someone from out of town.
The loss is estimated at 10 thousand dollars.
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Danville-Lawsuit

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A former Danville police officer wants a federal jury to help win her job
back.
Cheryl Bartee is suing Police Chief Neal Morris, his assistant B-C Elliott
and two others for gender discrimination.
Bartee was fired last year for allegedly giving false information to a grand
jury.
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According to court papers, Bartee was later reinstated by a grievance panel
but was fired again for allegedly violating department policy by taping a
conversation with another employee.
The tape was used as evidence in the grievance hearing in which Bartee was
reinstated.
SUPER=03-Danville;

The former Vice President of the Danville Southern Christian Leadership
Conference says the lawsuit and three others against the police department have
prompted him to form an organization to look into future allegations.
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((THOMAS MOTLEY/DANVILLE RESIDENT: C-PAC IS THE CITIZENS POLITICAL ACTION
CONFERENCE. WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, WE'RE GOING TO ESTABLISH AN 800- NUMBER,
WE'RE GOING TO INVESTIGATE ALL COMPLAINTS, WE'RE GOING TO DOCUMENT OUR FINDINGS
IN WRITING, WE'RE GOING TO SEND THEM TO THE CITY COUNCIL, TO THE GOVERNMENTAL
AGENCIES WITHIN THIS CITY.))
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Motley is currently applying for a charter from the state.
A spokeswoman says the Danville police department has not been served with
Bartee's lawsuit.
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HARD MUSIC UNDER
After we return, farmers want consumers to know where their money is going,
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and we'll meet a Wythe County man who's searching the other side of the globe
to find his children.
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Patrick in Wx office
Roll
Lake levels
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Kevorkian-Suicide

For the second time in two weeks
Doctor Jack Kevorkian's attended a suicide-- this time for a Virginia Woman.
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58-year old Lona (LOH- nah) Jones of Chester suffered from a malignant brain
tumor.
She had been corresponding with Kevorkian for months.
SUPER=03-Pontiac, MI;

Yesterday she took her life in Pontiac, Michigan apparently after breathing
high levels of carbon monoxide.
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((MICHAEL SCHWARTZ/KEVORKIAN'S ATTORNEY: WHEN PATIENTS PRESENT THEMSELVES TO
HIM IN CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE THEY ARE SUFFERING CRUELTIES OF DISEASE AND TORCHERS
THAT ARE VISITED UPON THEM BY THE DISEASE PROCESS, THE DOCTOR DOESN'T BELIEVE
HE CAN ABANDON THESE PATIENTS AND JUST LET THEM SIMPLY SUFFER. ))
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In all, Kevorkian has attended at least thirty deaths.
He's been tried three times but never convicted.
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((Walter Benda says he met his Japanese wife, Yoko Mizuno, while attending
Washington and Lee University in 19-79.
They married in Japan 19-82 and had two little girls, Mari and Ema.
But after 14 years Walter says his marriage fell apart as his wife got
involved in a cult with an Indian Guru.
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((WALTER BENDA: THIS GURU SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE THIS REINCARNATION OF A HINDU
GOD AND HAS ALL KIND OF POWER. CAN MATERIAL GOLD COINS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
I JUST WASN'T VERY IMPRESSED BY HIM.))
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Toward the end of their marriage he says Yoko became more involved in the
cult and more distant.
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((I FEEL SHE'S BEEN BRAIN WASHED. SHE WAS WITH DIFFERENT GROUPS AND DIFFERENT
PEOPLE AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO ALL SHE WAS INFLUENCED BY. BUT SHE HAS
DEFINITELY BEEN BRAINWASHED IN THE LAST TWO OR THREE YEARS BY SOMEONE OR SOME
ORGANIZATION.))
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Then one day in July of 1995, he returned home from work and his wife and
daughters were gone.
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((SHE GAVE THE REASON THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF CULTURAL DIFFERENCES THAT LED TO
HER HAVING PHYSICAL AND MENTAL STRESS AND SHE DECIDED THAT WAS THE BEST THING
FOR HER TO DO.))
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Last year he returned to his his parents' home in Wythe County and has been
trying to contact with his wife and children with no luck.
All he has are home video's and pictures of his little girls.
He hopes the F-B-I warrant will give him a little more leverage with the
Japanese government-- and restore the family he once had.
Ron Jones, News Seven.))

Farmers-Share

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Shoppers may not think about where their money is going when they're in the
checkout line at the grocery store.
Intern reporter Surae Chinn reports on a group of farmers who want to change
that.
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(( When Connie Sheppard checked out her groceries, she didn't know 10 dollars
and 18 cents would be paid for. That amount is 22 percent of her
total bill of 45 dollars and 88 cents.
The Virginia Farm Bureau Women's Committee offered to pay shoppers what
farmers can expect to receive from food sales--22 percent.
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((ERNESTINE FRITH/MONTGOMERY CO. WOMEN'S FARM BUREAU CHAIR: PROBABLY SOME
PEOPLE THINK THAT THEY'RE GETTING AN AWFUL LOT WHEN MOST TIME THEY'RE ON THE
FARMS BECAUSE IT'S A TRADITION.))
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The Women's Farm Bureau sponsored a program--the Farmers' Share-- across
various Food Lion stores in Virginia.
The Farm Bureau says for many farming today is not a profitable venture.
For example a chicken, Virginia's top agricultural commodity, may be sold
for 90 cent a pound, but farmers only see 46 cents of that amount.
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((JOE HARMAN/FARM BUREAU DISTRICT DIRECTOR: THE FARMER ISN'T MAKING ALL THAT
MONEY THAT THEY'RE SPENDING ON GROCERIES.))
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The Farmers' Share project is already opening a few eyes.
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((CONNIE SHEPPARD/SHOPPER: THEY COULD PROBABLY GET A LITTLE MORE CAUSE I KNOW
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The State Women's Committee will meet in August to discuss results of the
Farmers' Share Project. Surae Chinn, News 7 Christiansburg.
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Still to come on News 7 at 11, we'll see what happens when the youngsters
get into the act at the Roanoke Horse shoe,
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and after nearly 30 years, we'll meet three men who can't get enough of the
monkee business.
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Bear

Instead it was a black bear-
The 200-pound cub was having quite a good time keeping police on the run.
The not so little bear later pulled a disappearing act, and now authorities
are searching for the cub- so they can tranquilize it and return it to the
wild.
They are searching cautiously though.
No one has seen mama bear and officials fear she may be close by.
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It's one of the most popular events of the Roanoke Valley Horse Show-- the
Stick Horse Race.
Boys and girls, ages six and under donned their best riding outfits.
Some galloped on their own-- others needed a little help from Mom and Dad.
But in this contest, everyone is a winner.
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((JUNE CAMPER/1996 SHOW CO-CHAIRMAN: THEY GO IN THE RING. WE GIVE THEM A BACK
NUMBER, SO THEY FEEL LIKE THEY'RE ANOTHER COMPETITOR. AND THEY RUN AROUND THE
RING AND WE GIVE THEM A BLUE RIBBON AND THEN THEY GO HOME FEELING REAL PROUD OF
THEMSELVES FOR BEING OUT IN STAGE OF A BIG ARENA. ))
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The grown- ups, meanwhile, performed in tonight's Welcome Jumper Stake--
competing for a cash prize of five- thousand dollars.
The horse show runs through Saturday. Mike Stevens will have more on the
show coming up in sports.
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S-Score

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Lots to talk about tonight including newsmakers, Carl Lewis, Hakeem and Shaq
Daddy, plus Roy Stanley checks in from the Danville Braves home opener, and
John Smoltz wins his 14th in row.
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And speaking of 14, 14 time all-star Ozzie Smith, who won 13 gold gloves
with the St. Louis Cardinals announced his retirement this afternoon.
The Cardinals say then plan to retire his jersey at the end of the year.
Now the scores.
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S-Lewis

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Carl Lewis has qualified for the olympic games in Atlanta grabbing the third
and final spot in the long jump by an inch!
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SUPER=03-Atlanta, GA/ESPN2; :00

The five time olympian landed a jump of 27 feet two and three quarter inches
tonight in Atlanta.
The jump makes him the first American track and field athlete to make 5
olympic teams.
Former record holder Mike Conley finished fourth and failed to make the team.
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Former Fleming great Dominick Milner was seventh best with a jump of 26 feet
six and a quarter inches.
Mike Powell won the event at 27 six and a half.

S-Hakeem

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Just as soon as the Olympic games end, the U.S. athletes will head north to
Virginia.
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SUPER=03-Williamsburg; :00

Yesterday afternoon the folks at Busch Gardens and Water Country in
Williamsburg announced that Dream Team center Hakeem Olajuwon and the rest of
the U.S. contingent will meet their fans at the two parks on August 7th through
the 9th.
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S-Shaq

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The NBA draft is just around the corner and on July 1st a number of the
league's top veterans become free agents.
One of those is Shaquille O'Neal.
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Many believe Shaq will head west and join the Lakers, but the Magic is
apparently ready to make leaving very tough.
The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that the Magic plans to offer Shaq a four
deal contract worth 54 point 7 million dollars.
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10 year NBA veteran Dell Curry was in town last night watching his youngest
son play at Page Moir's camp, and he says Shaq should get as much as he can.
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((DELL CURRY/CHARLOTTE HORNETS GUARD:))
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Much more from Dell Curry coming your way later tonight as he talks about his
decade in the league, and parenting, now that he is a father of three.

Sports Tease

Still to come tonight, we'll trot back out to the Roanoke Valley horse show
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and check in with a 17 year old rider who is already a two time world
champion.
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S-NHL

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The NHL passed out its postseason honors last night in Toronto with Mario
Lemieux winning both the Hart trophy and the Pearson award
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both honors are given to the league's most valuable player. The difference is
that the Pearson trophy is voted on by the players.
And in a mild surprise Washington Caps goalie Jim Carey was named the NHL's
top goalie for last season.
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S-Horse

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The Roanoke Valley Horse showcased the stick horses and and the $5000 dollar
Welcome Jumper Stakes tonight.
But no matter which day or night you check out the show you're sure to see
some amazing young riders from all over the east coast.
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SUPER=03-Salem; :00
SUPER=01-Liza Towell/Two-Time World Junior Champion; :17
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(( This time of year most 17 year old girls are either working part-time or
working on their tans.
But Liza Towell, is no ordinary teenager. The Camden, South Carolina native
is already a two-time world champion in the hunter/rider junior division.
((LIZA TOWELL/TWO TIME WORLD JR. CHAMPION:))
Towell has been riding horses since the age of 6, and she's competed at the
Salem show for the past ten years.
She's also found a way to handle the pressure and the demands of riding in
the big time.))
((LIZA TOWELL:))

Monkees

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One of the mainstays of Golden Oldies radio is coming out of retirement.
Mary Grady has the story of a group that is once again hitting the road in
an effort to generate a little Monkee business.
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SUPER=01-Mickey Dolenz/Monkee; :52
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